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In late February and early March 2012, a viral video spread across the web featuring Ayoob throwing a paper airplane designed by John M. Collins, across an entire air hangar, breaking the world record for the longest flight with a paper airplane, at a distance of 226 feet, 10 inches (≈69.14m). [1]
These events often feature contests in two basic flight categories: "distance" and "time in air". As of 2012, Takuo Toda holds the world record for the longest time in air (27.9 seconds). [2] The distance record (226 feet, 10 inches or 69.14 meters) was set by Joe Ayoob, with a plane constructed by John Collins, in February 2012. [3]
Paper Airplanes, by Richard Slade, 1972 (Scale Model Aircraft) The Know How Book of Paper Aeroplanes, Know How Series, Usborne Books, London, 1979; The Gliding Flight, by John M. Collins, Ten Speed Press, 1989; Fantastic Flight, by John M. Collins, Ten Speed Press, 2004; Super Simple Paper Airplanes, by Nick Robinson, Sterling, 2005
By RYAN GORMAN A paper airplane set a new Guinness world record as it flew 82 miles this month. A team of auxiliary U.S. Air Force volunteers launched the paper aircraft from a weather balloon ...
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On 28 October 2010, the PARIS (Paper Aircraft Released Into Space) project launched a paper plane at 90,000 ft (27,000 m) - 17 miles up - at a location about 120 miles (190 km) west of Madrid, Spain, setting a world record recognised by Guinness World Records. [1]
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Contestants from over 99 countries from around the world qualified for the 2009 competition. The third Red Bull Paper Wings world finals took place on May 4–5, 2012. The final round of the competition takes place in Red Bull's Hangar 7 in Salzburg , Austria , and is monitored by Guinness Book of World Records officials.